President Chandrika Kumaratunga has blasted the Prime Minister for not coming up with an explanation either to the people, the Parliament or herself with regard to the LTTE 'heading for a de-facto separate state'.

Will the Muslim youth of Colombo form their own anti-LTTE suicide ‘Ossama’ squads, as their counterparts in Batticaloa have already done? Informed opinion is that they will, and soon, if fair play is not ensured for the community in the embattled East.

National assets belonging to the people of this country are now being plundered to such an extent that the darkest hour in the long history of Sri Lanka has come, said former Speaker Anura Bandaranaike addressing a deputation of university teachers at Horagolla.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the government would restructure the immigration office following the arrest of Asia's most wanted militant, Hambali, who has visited Thailand a number of times in recent years.

P.V. Narasimha Rao is all set to fly to the US for a medical check-up following a go-ahead signal after the former Prime Minister completed formalities laid down by a city court where he is facing trial in the Lakhubhai Pathak case.